A platform to provide content to reader users and to gather content from writer users. The platform provides user interfaces to reader users displaying one or more titles accessible by the reader user, receives a user content input through the user interface identifying selection of a title, presents a first content block from the title to the reader user one or more buttons to indicate alternative storylines in the titles, and repeats until a final content block is accessed: receiving a button selection from the reader user through the user interface; and loading a next content block indicated by the button selection. The platform provides a title user interface to a writer user for a new title, receives title information for the new title, presents a writing user interface to the writer user, and repeats, until the receiving an input from the writer user indicating completion: receiving one or more user inputs containing a content block from the writer user through the user interface and text labels for one or more buttons associated with the content block; and generating tracking lines linking the content block to the buttons. The platform then associates the content blocks, buttons and tracking lines with the title and stores them in a database when the writer user indicates completion.
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2. The computer-implemented method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising providing a button on the user interface that, when activated, causes the user interface to alter the user interface to a reader view.
3. The computer-implemented method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising providing a zoom command to allow the writer user to see multiple content blocks and branches that connect the content blocks together in one or more alternative storylines.
4. The computer-implemented method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the input from the writer user indicating completion comprises a publish input that causes publication of the content blocks as the title into a library.
5. The computer-implemented method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the publish input causes the title to be sent to a reviewer for approval.
6. The computer-implemented method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising presenting a user interface to the writer user to allow the writer user to sign in as an existing user or to set up an account.
7. The computer-implemented method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising presenting a user interface to the writer user allowing the writer user to provide payment information.
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